The Real Mitt Romney

[Adak]

The fiscal details in Romneys Administration, will be undoubtedly written in large part (probably the larger part), by his Vice President, Paul Ryan.

As the head of the House Budget Committee, Ryan has an excellent and detailed knowledge of what changes should be made, and the order they should be made in.

That's one reason I'm so pleased with this pairing, because the President may want to work on the economy and fiscal matters, but no President has the time to dig into all the details. Here, Ryan already KNOWS a lot of the details, and has plenty of time to research the matter.

A perfect choice in a running mate, imo.

@@: I thought it was obvious that the poor needed a helping hand. But no, they don't need a monthly check for decades, if they're able-bodied.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by Adak

The fiscal details in Romneys Administration, will be undoubtedly written in large part (probably the larger part), by his Vice President, Paul Ryan.

As the head of the House Budget Committee, Ryan has an excellent and detailed knowledge of what changes should be made, and the order they should be made in.

That's one reason I'm so pleased with this pairing, because the President may want to work on the economy and fiscal matters, but no President has the time to dig into all the details. Here, Ryan already KNOWS a lot of the details, and has plenty of time to research the matter.

A perfect choice in a running mate, imo.

@@: I thought it was obvious that the poor needed a helping hand. But no, they don't need a monthly check for decades, if they're able-bodied.

Let me get this straight. Your complaint, at least the complaint coming from Romney's campaign and their surrogates about Obama's lack of qualifications to guide the economy is his lack of experience in the private sector--never run as much as a lemonade stand, is how the bumpersticker reads, is it not? I think YOU may have repeated it. Got it.

Ryan is your ace in the hole for the fiscal details for an imagined Romney Administration, right? The guy who'll be at the Executive helm for the economy. He's good because he's been the head of the House Budget Committee. Got it.

So... just curious... what is Ryan's private sector experience? Any lemonade stands? Well, no. He did drive the Weinermobile though. cite.

Private sector experience:

• Ryan moonlighted on Capitol Hill as a waiter at the Tortilla Coast restaurant & as a fitness trainer at Washington Sport and Health Club.
• One of Ryan’s summer jobs in college was as an Oscar Mayer salesman in Minnesota, peddling turkey bacon and a new line called “Lunchables” to supermarkets – he even drove the “Wienermobile” once.
• Ryan worked as a marketing consultant for his family’s construction business before being elected to Congress. The company — Ryan Incorporated Central — began as an earthmoving business created by his great-grandfather in 1884.

His substantive work: Public service. Government worker to you.

• Currently serving seventh term as a member of Congress.
• Ryan was little known outside Janesville when he ran for Congress in 1998 (age 28) and captured 57 percent of vote.
• Ryan’s first budget plan, which he called “Roadmap for America’s Future,” was released in 2010.
• Early in his career as a representative to Congress, Ryan held office hours in an old truck he converted into an office.
• Ryan was the legislative director for Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas, 1995-1997.

Now I have to say, I don't believe this disqualifies him for executive office. I don't think this is a useful measure, it's too incomplete. But you can't say Obama's unqualified because of the dearth of his private sector experience and then tout Ryan who has far less private sector experience and be expected to be taken seriously. Your double standard is unconvincing. You might be happy with him because you like him and be unhappy with Obama because you dislike him--fine. But your reasoning is unsound.